Water-elevating machine.



PATENTED FEB. 5, 190'?.

S. A..HUN'II`LBY. WATER ELEVATING` MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED APR.24,1906.

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PATENTED FEB. 5, 1907.

s. A. HUNTLBY. WATER ELEVATING MACHINE,

APPLICATION FILED IPR. 24, 1905.

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PATENTED PEB. 5, 1907.

s. A. HUNTLEY.

WATER BLEVATING MACHINE.

l APPLIGATION FILED APR.24.1905.

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STEPHEN A. HNTLEY,

OF CASPER, WYOMING.

WATER-ELEVATING MACHINE.

Specificationl of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 5, 1907.

Application filed April 24, 1905. Serial No. 257,158.

To all whom tmay concern.- I' i Be it known that I, STEPHEN A. HUNTLEY,a citizen of the United States, residing at asper, in the county ofNatrona and State of Wyoming, have' invented a new and usefulAImprovement in VVater-Elevating Machines, I a specification. l yinvention relates particularly to valveless pumps or water-elevatingmachines particularly ada ted to elevate large volumes ot water a mocpresence of heavy sediment therein, sand, gravel,

Iy primary object is to provide a machine of the character indicated ofexceedingly cheap and durable construction and of the highest attainableefficiency.

n Illy-construction provision is made for an unobstructed passage pfwater through the pump, thereby to secure a maximum flow with a minimumof power andv to guard ine, and the construction is such as to admit ofwide varia` tion in capacity, enabling machines of varying cost to beproduced with little variationI in efficiency. Furthermore, a feature ofprime importance is thatthe pump is free from ordinary liability ofgetting out of reair, while the bearings are so located as to lie freefrom danger of being cut out by sand getting into them.

such as Wl'ere the machine is employed for purposes` of irrigation, thevalue of .tl'eL-atures suggested is evident.

My invention is illustrated vin its preferred accompanying i rawings, 1nwhich` Figure 1 represents a vertical sectional view of my improvedmachine in position for elevating water from a well;1 `ig. 2, anenlarged broken sectional view showing details of anant-ifrictionbearing serving to su port a rotary shell employed; Fig. 3,an en urged broken vertical. section' showing adetail of construction oftherotaryshell and the annular trough at thc up )er end thereof; Fig. 4,a transverse section teilten as indicated at line 4 of Fig. 1; Fig. 5, asectional view of the lower portion 0f the shell, showing the manner ofcurving the lower ond of one of the internal ribs thereof; Fig, 6, abroken clovatioiial view of the annular trough and dis- ,l charge-spoutsconnected therewith, and Fig'. 7 a sectional view taken as indicated atline l 7 of F ig. 3. i lIn the construction shown, A re resents a well,B, the frame of my improve machine, i

a l above the frame b.

sui-mounting the well; C, a rotary shell suspended from the frame Bthrough the medium of a shaft Cl and dipping into the well, 'and D anannular trough encircling the upper end of the shell and provided on oosite sides with discharge-spouts D 2. The well A is preferably formedwith an internal shoulder a, supporting timbers a, equipped with rollersa. The frameB preferab ycomf prises a lower rectangular frame l), anupper rectangular frame b', vertical connecting- -timbers b2 at thecorners of said frames, and

pair of timbers t, su ported centrally The s ell C preferably isapproximately cone-shaped, comprising an upper portion c of given taperand a lower portion c of'greater taper. equipped internally withvertical ribs c2, shown three in number, and'fcomprising T-irons havingtheir webs or stems c3 pro- 'ecting inwardly toward each other.

that the webs c'J present at their lower ends inclined'blades c,

water as adapted to scoop up or drawin the the shell rotates. Within thesmall end of the shell between thefribs is secured a downwardlytaperinghollow closed body c5, between which and the adjacent portion of theshell is an annular passage c, divided vertically by the ribs. The bodyc5 serves to exclude from the lower end of the shell all the water notbrought within the range of the ribs, so that all unnecessaryinertia isavoided. Moreover, thc body c5 aids in supporting the shell. The shaft Cextends through the axis of the annular trough D and at its upper endpasses through a centering bearing c7, attached to on of the timbers b3,above which the shaft is lequipped with a pulley c5, through whichmotion is imparted from any suitable source of power. Adjustablysuspended from the timbers b" by means of bolts c is a hanger cw,provided on its upper surface with a horizontal race member c,supporting balls cl2. Secured upon the shaft above the hanger is acollar c, provided with a race member ci", supported on the balls c. Itwill be noted that the rods c", which are equipped with nuts, may beemployed to level the hanger el", regardless of any imperfections in theconstruction of the machine or of failure to set the machine perfectlyplumb.

As shown in Fig. 2, the shaft C passes loosely through the hanger c1".The shaft The cone is ICO C and the shell C are coaxial, and the shafthas secured thereon an 4upper spider e anda. lower spider cw. The spiderc is adjustable to enable it to be centered by ineans ol radial boltsC17, 'whose inner ends are connected with the spider and whose outerends are connected with tiie shell. The spider c is adjustably connectedwith the shell by radial bolts els, whose inner ends are secured to thespider and whose outer ends have screw connection with the shell andwith a band cl, encirclingl the shell.- The band el" loi-ins a trackupon which the rollers a2 bear, thus preventing the shell troni vibrating or swinging while in operation.

The annular trough D has an annular top d, whose inner edge preferablyprojects over the upper end ot the shell C l'ar enough to prevent Watertroni beingtlirown outside the trough. The trough is divided into aconipai'tnient d', with which the spout D is in communication, and acompartment (Z2, with which the spout D2 is in coiunuuiication. Thesection d has an iiicliiied'bottoni d, and the section a'fl has aninclined bottoni d?. il curved partition d", t'orniiiigr a, continuationoi one Wall 'el the spout D', joins the inner wall d of the annulartrough, and a curved Wall d?, torniing a continuation ot one wall ot thespout lli, joins the wall d at a point dianietrically opposite 'tltejunction between said wall and the wall d5. The walls d5 d7 thus lornitlie dividing-walls between the compartments d rlhe operation ot themachine is as follows: '.l'he lower end ot the Shell C is iininersed inwatersay to a height ind' lated by the dctted line c--and the shellrapidly rotated through the inediuin ot the pullcj, c3. r.l he rotationot the shell in the direction indicated by the arrow causes the water tolie drawn into the shell by the inclined portions c* ol' the internalribs oih the rliell7 and the water is conlined. so that hen itencounters th i verticall portions of the ribs it is caused to acquirethcsanie speed ol' rotation as the shell, thereby creatinr a.centrifugal torce, which serves in elevating the. water to the top ol'the machine, where it is disthare'ed into the annular trough, troninlience it passes through the spouts 1) D2. 'l he spouts ll llI may lieconnected with an irrigatinu-ditch. or the water niay be pipeduhe-redesirml to be used as required.

'l he annular trough is designed to conduct away large volumes ot waterand still to lie oll nicderate. size, so that it will litcoiivenientlywithin the trainel ll. llxperience has deinonstrated that this is animportant consideration u here econoiny ol' construction and conveniencel'or t ansport'atiou purposes are necessary, inasmuch as a niarhinebuilt upon this principle readily will deliver more water than can beItaken care of ilE the'distliare'espoutbe not properly constructed. 'Variai l l i,

l i l i i l i l l l i l l i l tions in `forrn and proportions are ofcourse feasible; but the construction shown is Well adapted to itspurposes.

vl hilo it would be within the scope of my invention to alter theconstruction at the lower end ol" the'shell, so that the machine woulddepend nliolly upon centrifugal ac-.

tioii to induce a llow of' waterl into the Shell, it ts evident that theinclined blades c* serve the useful lunetini olf drawing largequantities ot water within the centrifugal influence of the rotating;:hell withant iiiipeding the passage or rendering' the machine liable tobeconie clogged.

ln cases where it liine l'or the priinary desired to use the niapurposeot elevating C sauf --as nia)v be d esirable, tor nistance, where old isto be separated troni auri'l'erous internal body c5 may be omitted tronithe (.ioiistruction. l-lowevenit is evident that the passage c enlargestroni bottoni to top, so that there is no tendency of the niachine toclog when constructed as Shown.

thane'es in details ol construction are cont einplat c d.l llence noundue limitation Should be understood troni the Yloregoing detaileddescription.

hat l regard as new, 'oy lietters Patent. is-

i. A puinp of the character set forth, conipi'isin a rotating; shellhaving an upwardlyllarinu inner surface equipped with a longitudinal ribserving' to induce the water to rosaiids- --the and desire to securetate with the shell, and an inclined blade at the lower end ol' theShell and rotating thereu i1 h, upon w hit li the water inay rise tocome within the rotating influence of the longitudinal rib, thereby toacquire centrifugal 'loi-ee, lor the purpose set forth.

2. A puinp of the character set forth, coinprisinf; -a rotatingrupwardly-tlaring shell equipped with internal ribs extending freni nearits lower end to near its upper end, and equipped, also, at its lowerend with an internal central body rotating" withj-.the' shell andsei-unifil to continerthe wateij'between it sell and the shell, whereby'smh-.water as enters the r-hell ill be caused to acquire centril'ue'altorce, l'oi the purpose set l'oith.

il. lu a puinp ol" the (haracter set the combination ol anupwardly-llaring rotat ing' shell equipped internally with longitudinalribs, au internal btdy located inthe lower end o'l` the shell, betweensaid lady and the adjacent portieri ol'Y the shell, for the purpose setloi'th.

forth,

l. lu a. puinp olIV they haracter set forth,

t raine an annuthe combination ot a suitable lar trough supportedthereon and 'prot with a distharpe-passage, a shalt er"\noinv tatingsaid shalt, a shell suspended freni and and inclined blades lOO lt abovesaid trough'tor rofixed to rotate with said shaft, and lateral der, aframe supported on said shoulder' and bearings for the shell above thelower end equipped with inwardly-presented rollers, a thereof, for thopurpose set forth. l frame supported above said woll and equip- 5. n apump ol: the character set forth, I pcd with an annular trough, a shaftextond- 2o the oornbinationofa Shaft, shaft-supporting ing through saidtrough and jonrnalcd in means connected with the upper portion andsupported on said second-named frame, thereof, Shaft-rotating' meansconnected with l shaft-rotatirrgr moans connected with the t e upper cnd of the shalt, an upWardly-larshaft above said trough and a shellsuspending shell into `ahich the lower end otl the shaft ,l ed l'ron'isaid shaft to rotate therewith and 25 projects, adiustablo connectingmeans bei engaged circumferentially hy said rollers, lor tween theilralit and Shell for centering,r the i the purpose set forth. shaftwith relation to the Shell, and an annul SIEPHEN L HUNTLEY.

lar trough encircling the upper end of tho shell, for tho purpose setforth. l ln presence ol'` In a Water-elevating machine, the com- F. M.Wm'rz, binat-ion 'of a Well having an internal shoul- J. H. LANDES

